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TWELFTH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA SECOND SPECIAL SESSION, 2002 C.R.

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____12-41____ A RESOLUTION Expressing gratitude and appreciation to the leaders and representatives of the Micronesians United of Hawaii, the Island Tenants on the Rise, and the United Church of Christ who visited the Federated States of Micronesia in an effort to solicit help and support to further their efforts to assist FSM citizens living in the United States.
1 WHEREAS, the Micronesians United of Hawaii, the Island 2 Tenants on the Rise and the United Church of Christ have, over the 3 years, provided a great deal of help, support and assistance to 4 many citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia who are living 5 in the United States; and 6 WHEREAS, some of the leaders and representatives of the 7 Micronesians United of Hawaii, the Island Tenants on the Rise, and 8 the United Church of Christ visited the Federated States of 9 Micronesia during the Second Special Session of the Twelfth 10 Congress; and 11 WHEREAS, these leaders and representatives include the 12 Reverend Ron Fujiyoshi of the United Church of Christ, Ms. Monique 13 Ocampo, President of the Island Tenants on the Rise, Ms. Traci 14 Konrat, Outreach Worker at the Kokua Kalihi Valley Clinic, and Mr. 15 Benito Muritok, Ms. Meriko Route, Ms. Maria Narruhn, Mr. Peterson 16 Santos, Ahm Sepety, the Reverend Ranet John and Mr. Bruno Lat of 17 Micronesians United of Hawaii; and 18 WHEREAS, these leaders and representatives met with Members 19 of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Vice 20 President of the Federated States of Micronesia, the staff and CR12.041 C.R.
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_____12-41____ 1 members of the Joint Committee on Compact Economic Negotiations, 2 the Department of Foreign Affairs, and other appropriate leaders 3 and entities of the FSM National Government; and 4 WHEREAS, these meetings were held to solicit help and support 5 to further the efforts of these non-governmental organizations, 6 the United Church of Christ, and the many other supporting 7 organizations to assist the many FSM citizens living in the United 8 States; and 9 WHEREAS, many of these leaders and representatives traveled 10 to the Federated States of Micronesia at their own expense to also 11 share some of their own personal stories and concerns over issues 12 involved in obtaining or reinstituting benefits, such as free 13 legal aid, housing assistance, food stamps and health insurance, 14 among others; and 15 WHEREAS, the Micronesians United of Hawaii, the Island 16 Tenants on the Rise, the United Church of Christ, and many other 17 non-governmental organizations often provide an influential voice 18 on behalf of FSM citizens who seek these benefits and a better 19 life in Hawaii and elsewhere in the United States; now, therefore, 20 BE IT RESOLVED by the Twelfth Congress of the Federated 21 States of Micronesia, Second Special Session, 2002, that the 22 Congress expresses its sincere gratitude and appreciation for the 23 visit and assistance rendered by the Micronesians United of 24 Hawaii, the Island Tenants on the Rise, the United Church of 25 Christ, and the many other non-governmental organizations which 26 assist FSM citizens living in Hawaii and elsewhere in the United 2 of 3 C.R.
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_____12-41____ 1 States; 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this 3 resolution be transmitted to the President of the Federated States 4 of Micronesia, the President and representatives of the 5 Micronesians United of Hawaii who traveled to the Federated States 6 of Micronesia, Ms. Monique Ocampo, President of the Island Tenants 7 on the Rise and the Reverend Ronald Fujiyoshi of the United Church 8 of Christ.
9 10 Date: ____________ Introduced by: __________________________ Henry Asugar 3 of 3